When the president of Ohio's state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture of Adolf Hitler.
A Kansas battlefield where forces faced off over slavery several years before the Civil War, two New England churches, and several sites associated with indigenous North American cultures are among 27 places designated new National Historic...
The battle between an ailing Chinese electronics maker and Apple Inc. over the iPad name is just as much a tale of obsolescence in the fast-moving global technology industry as it is a legal row over a trademark.
A Malaysian company's plan to build a $4 billion convention center and big-time casino on the outskirts of New York City could be the biggest shot fired yet in a tourism arms race.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials say crews have made progress corralling wildfires that were sparked by lightning stikes over the weekend. All of the fires are nearly fully surrounded.
Fire officials say crews have made progress corralling wildfires that were sparked by lightning stikes over the weekend. All of the fires are nearly fully surrounded.
TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are making progress against wildfires that scorched about 100 square miles of Kern County brush and forest, but dozen of homes are still at potential risk.
Firefighters are making progress against wildfires that scorched about 100 square miles of Kern County brush and forest, but dozen of homes are still at potential risk.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters and an aircraft fleet battled Tuesday to tame a string of lightning-caused wildfires that have burned 108 square miles of rural Kern County brush and bush.
Thousands of firefighters and an aircraft fleet battled Tuesday to tame a string of lightning-caused wildfires that have burned 108 square miles of rural Kern County brush and bush.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are holding the line on a series of wildfires in Kern County, but progress could be tougher if thunderstorms bring lightning and gusty winds. The National...
Firefighters are holding the line on a series of wildfires in Kern County, Sequoia National Forest and other federal land, but progress could be tougher if thunderstorms bring lightning and gusty winds.
If 9-11 is forever known throughout the world as the biggest “emergency” our nation has witnessed (owing to the universally understood 9-1-1 phone number), then September 10th, 2011 will probably hold special significance in Kern County. And that...